NORTH. NAPOLEON’S “HUNDRED DAYS” OF 1815 – “INHABITANTS OF T - Lot 581

NORTH. NAPOLEON’S “HUNDRED DAYS” OF 1815 – “INHABITANTS OF THE NORTH!” Address by Prefect DUPONT-DELPORTE, Baron of the Empire, delivered in LILLE on May 17, 1815: “The Emperor knows that military forces are being mobilized beyond the Rhine… The army is deployed along the front lines, and thousands of National Guardsmen are leaving the interior to reinforce it at the border and defend you. This considerable gathering of troops called upon to defend the Fatherland entails extraordinary expenses… Breakdown of the advance payment, amounting to 1,500,000 francs, to be made by the citizens of the Department of the NORD, namely: (Dunkirk, Hazebrouck, Lille, Cambrai, Avesnes, Douai.) ” Vignette featuring the Imperial Eagle struck by lightning. Printed in LILLE, by L. DANEL, printer, Grande Place. Poster (51 x 42) Condition A